A woman known for her skepticism of renewable energy urged a special legislative committee in Kansas this week to give more leverage to property owners who don’t want wind and solar power projects and transmission lines on their land. Virginia Crossland-Macha, leader of Stand for the Land Kanas, spoke to a committee and spent …
Category: Solar Energy in Oklahoma
Residents cite explosive potential of Enid solar farm
Some of the residents around a proposed NextEra solar farm near Enid in northern Oklahoma are convinced it will be harmful to them and others. They argue the 200 megawatt, 4-hour battery energy storage system planned as part of the Skeleton Creek NextEra Energy Center has the potential to be explosive and start fires. …
Colorado town fights commercial solar project
Colorado, it seems, has this habit of openly preferring renewable energy sources and opposing oil and gas operations, yet no one wants the renewable sources to be located near them. The latest example is Norwood, a small town located northwest of Telluride in the southwest part of the state, where residents have taken an …
Protesters fight proposed solar farm near Enid
When the Garfield County Commission held a meeting on Monday to consider a NextEra Energy Resources solar farm, members were greeted by nearly 100 protesters. Yes, they were against the Skeleton Creek Project to be located southeast of the city of Enid. As a result of the large crowd, the meeting had to be …
Will solar eclipse cause blackouts in Texas power grid?
An approaching solar eclipse has the attention of the operators of ERCOT, the Texas grid. They’re curious whether the Saturday eclipse might present new challenges such as possible blackouts because of a lack of solar power. One engineering expert suggests that if the eclipse happens on a scorching day when the grid relies heavily …
Monday energy headlines
** General Motors (GM) has agreed to place battery manufacturing for electric vehicles (EVs) under its main agreement with the United Auto Workers (UAW) union, UAW President Shawn Fain announced on Friday. ** Exxon Mobil is expecting a third-quarter operating profit of between $8.3 billion and $11.4 billion, as increases in oil, gas and fuel …
Renewable energy construction costs fall across the U.S.
A report issued by the U.S. Energy Information Administration shows average construction costs for solar, wind and natural gas-fired electricity generators fell in the past few years. The drop was reported in 2021 compared to 2020 according to the EIA’s recently released data. Average construction costs fell by 18% from 2020 for natural gas-fired generators, by …
Talking energy with Scott Mitchell and Jerry Bohnen
We’ve had the price of oil in the U.S. shoot up to nearly $94 a barrel while Brent crude, the global benchmark teased the $100 level. So what’s the discussion by Scott Mitchell and Jerry Bohnen regarding the price of oil? What is at least one oil industry leader predicting? As usual, the two …
Ponca City legislator elected vice-chair of regional energy group
Ponca City legislator, Rep. Ken Luttrell, was recently elected to serve as vice chairman of the Center for Legislative Energy and Environmental Research. The election of the Republican came at the Energy Council’s annual Global Energy and Environmental Issues Conference held in Little Rock, AR. “ It’s an exciting time to be a part of …
Quick energy reads
** The White House is prohibiting senior administration officials from traveling for international energy engagements that promote carbon-intensive fuels, including oil, natural gas and coal, Fox News Digital has learned. ** Californians are bracing for Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) impending signoff on a seminal slate of rules that would require large companies to disclose both their greenhouse gas …